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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/HKG/3 | Hong Kong, China | 2016 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Export licences | Other | Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and…
Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, Cap. 586
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2006 Note: Cap. 586 replaced the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance, Cap. 187 which was in force since 6 August 1976 QR No. 1: Non-automatic licence and inspection for the export of endangered species of animals and plants listed in the three Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect endangered species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES. |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/HKG/3 | Hong Kong, China | 2016 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Export licences, Other environmental requirements | Other | Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and…
Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, Cap. 586
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2006 Note: Cap. 586 replaced the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance, Cap. 187 which was in force since 6 August 1976 QR No. 2: Production of valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin issued by the exporting country, and inspection for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species The import requirement is subject to the production of valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin issued by the exporting country and inspection on an MFN basis to protect endangered species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES. |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/HKG/3 | Hong Kong, China | 2016 | Animal protection | Export licences | Other | Wild Animals Protection Ordinance, Cap. 170
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Wild Animals Protection Ordinance, Cap. 170
Date of entry into force: 23 January 1976 QR No. 3: Permit for the export of protected wild animals, parts of a protected wild animal killed or taken in Hong Kong, or the nests or eggs of a protected wild animal taken in Hong Kong The restriction is administered through a special permit system on an MFN basis to conserve protected wild animals in Hong Kong. |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/JPN/3 | Japan | 2016 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Export licences | Other | Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (13 Jun…
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (13 Jun 2014); Export Trade Control Order (29 Jul 2016)
QR No. 8: Non-automatic licence for exports of endangered species of wild fauna and flora Administered by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/JPN/3 | Japan | 2016 | Animal protection | Export licences | Other | Wildlife Protection, Control, and Hunting …
Wildlife Protection, Control, and Hunting Management Act (30 May 2014)
QR No. 10: Restriction of exports of wildlife (birds and mammals (including their processed goods) and eggs of birds) Administered by Ministry of the Environment |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/2 | Chinese Taipei | 2016 | Animal protection | Ban/Prohibition | Agriculture | Animal Protection Act (Amended Date :2011.6.29 )
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Animal Protection Act (Amended Date :2011.6.29 )
QR No. 2: Import and Export Prohibition Administered by Council of Agriculture |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/2 | Chinese Taipei | 2016 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition | Other | 2007.9.5
Notice by Fisheries Agency, Council of…
2007.9.5
Notice by Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, pursuant to The Fisheries Act QR No. 3: Import and Export Prohibition Administered by Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/USA/3 | United States of America | 2016 | Animal protection, Natural resources conservation | Ban/Prohibition | Fisheries | Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the…
Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations, 1990; 16 U.S.C. 1537 note.
QR No. 3: Prohibition of importation of shrimp and shrimp products which have been harvested with commercial fishing technology that may adversely affect sea turtles Administered by the U.S. Department of State |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/USA/3 | United States of America | 2016 | Animal protection | Ban/Prohibition | Fisheries | Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101…
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101 (16 USC 1371)
QR No. 4: Prohibition on importation of yellowfin tuna caught using purse seine fishing gear in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Concerns implementation of the International Dolphin Conservation Agreement Program (AIDCP). |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/USA/3 | United States of America | 2016 | Animal protection, Natural resources conservation | Ban/Prohibition | Fisheries | Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC…
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC 1371-1372)
QR No. 5: Prohibition on the importation and exportation of marine mammals and marine mammal products Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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